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Classics 221 Early Greek Mythology Fall 10 David Tandy

TR 11:10-12:25 UC Auditorium 1101 McClung Tower

Office hours: M 2-4Required texts:

Morford, Mark P.O., and Robert J. Lenardon, Classical Mythology. 9th ed. (New York:

Oxford, 2011). Earlier editions are all right, but you will have to figure out the differentpagination.

Homer, The Essential Odyssey, tr. Stanley Lombardo (Indianapolis: Hackett, 2007).

Aug 19 Organization; prehistory24 Theory and Practice M&L 3-57

26 Cosmogony and Theogony 58-79

31 Prometheus, the Flood; Zeus I 80-113Sept 2 Zeus and Hera 114-164

7 Aphrodite and Demeter 189-219, 336-354

9 Artemis and Athena 220-245, 176-18814 Apollo 246-280

16 Dionysus, mysteries 301-335, 347-352 (again)

21 Hermes and the rest 281-300; 165-175 Paper #1 due 5 pm in

1101 McClung Tower

23 Hour Exam #1 Six journal pages due in class28 Heroes and genealogies; Orpheus 384-406

30 Underworld; Perseus 355-384, 546-562Oct 5 Heracles 563-590

7 NO CLASS FALL BREAK

12 Theseus and Athens; Jason 591-645 14 Thebes and perhaps more 407-438

19 NO CLASS DR. T AWAY

21 Mycenae and Troy 439-442, 471-47726 NO CLASS IF WE ARE EVICTED, which is likely

28 TheIliadand The End 477-515, 523-524, 443-449 Paper #2 due 5 pm

in 1101 McClung TowerNov 2 EXAM #2 Four journal pages due in class4 NO CLASS IF WE ARE EVICTED, which is likely

9 Odyssey 1 1-53

11 NO CLASS DR. T AWAY16 Odyssey 2 54-114

18 Odyssey 3 115-161

23 Odyssey 4 161-21525 NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK

30 Odyssey 5 215-243

Dec 7 Third Hour Exam, 12:30 pm

More exciting information on the back! Please read it before asking questions about the tests,

the paper, or the journals.

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The purpose of this course is to become acquainted with the fundamentals of Greek mythology and the roles this

mythology played in early Greece as the Western world was forming. The symbols and stories of the early

Greeks are alluded to regularly in our every-day lives and are an important part of our Western heritage and of

the dialogue between past and present. As a result, the specifics of the coursewhos who? whats what?--have

a value in and of themselves; the exams are designed to see how valuable you consider these specifics. Theexams are multiple-choice. The third exam will include identification of passages from the Odyssey.

This is also a writing-emphasis course, which means you are required to write at least 2000 words. Here is how

we well do it. There will be one formal, 1000-1500-word paper, dueat one of two times, and a series of journal

entries.

You may choose between two paper due dates. One week before each due date, topics will be distributed. Therewill be clear instructions and there will be some choice. You will be asked to read a primary literary document,which will be available on reserve in Hodges and fetchable on your own on line; you will be asked to read it,

think about it, and write about it. The due dates are Sept 21 and October 26. Sign-up sheets will be available

pretty early in the term; you should sign up as early as you can. On the eve of the distribution of the first set of

topics I will shut off the signing up and will assign a due date to those who have avoided the decision. To repeat:Topics will be distributed one week in advance: those of you who feel that this will not be enough time

should not take this course.

It will be to your advantage to keep in mind that a paper with a thesis statement is always better received than apaper without one and that, regardless of the type of paper you choose to write, if you cite or quote any text (even

the textbook) or use someone elses ideas (mine for example), you need to indicate in a consistent way where

those texts and ideas are located. Successful papers will be those that combine well content and presentation. No

late papers without doctors or other suitable written explanation. And dont plagiarize from the internet (or fromanywhere else): you will be caught.

Journals? As you can see from the course schedule there will be two days on which you will turn in journals;

these day are also the days of the first two exams. For approximately each preceding week, compose a one-page,

typed (double-spaced) journal entry of about 250 words. Tackle some aspect of the assignment and/or lecture

that interested you that week. The purpose of the journals is to take up and struggle with ideas that are importantto you because they appear difficult or intriguing. Try out your own ideas and angles on the material. Ask

questionshard ones if you canand answer them. You may eschew stylistic elegance; concentrate instead on

experimenting with ideas. Stretch your brain. If executed fully and in timely fashion, the journals will be able to

enhance your final grade significantly. Choosing not to do them will reduce your final grade and could be

characterized as a very stupid action. No late journals, please, although late is better than not at all. These journal

pages will be submitted to BlackBoard. Save a tree!

Journals will help you master the material, so dont do them all at the last minute. Journals that are done in atimely and complete way will earn collectively at least a 93% score. This way, properly executed journals cannot

lower your overall grade and in many cases will enhance the final grade.

Everything is worth 20 points: two hour exams and the final are worth 20 points each; the paper is worth 20

points; the journals are worth 20 points. Thats 100 points. 93 is A, 90 is A-, 87 is B+, 83 is B, 80 is B-, 77 is C+,

73 is C, 70 is C-, 67 is D+, 63 is D, 60 is D-.

Dr. Tandy will have a faculty member from the Department of English assisting with the grading of the papers.Complaining that I didnt expect to write a paper for an English class! will not do you any good.

Two last items of possible interest:

1. If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a documented disability of if you have

emergency information to share, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 191 Hoskins Library at 974-6087. This will ensure that you are properly registered for services.

2. The University of Tennessee functions under an academic honor code. No inappropriate aid may be given or

received on any work that counts toward a grade. If you have any questions about this policy, ask the instructor

BEFORE giving or receiving aid.